It feels like I have been declaring all of the past few years the best year of television ever. Well, here I am saying it again, more convinced than ever that it is the truth. I could make a legitimate case for almost every selection in this top 30 as the best show of the year. Several shows fell down from where I had them ranked last year, but not, for the most part, because of any dip in quality on their part, but instead because of so many great new shows and improved performances by some returning shows. This was such a notable year for rookie shows that I thought about doing a Best New Shows of the year feature, but it seemed redundant, considering that all the shows that would have formed that feature made it onto this list. On to the excellence:
The Best Television Series of 2014
January 10, 2015
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VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 1/10/15
January 10, 2015
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Each week, I check out VH1′s Top 20 countdown, and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality.
Original Version
1. Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
2. Nick Jonas – “Jealous”
3. Sam Smith – “I’m Not the Only One”
4. Hozier – “Take Me to Church”
5. Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
6. Selena Gomez – “The Heart Wants What It Wants”
7. Maroon 5 – “Animals”
8. Alesso ft. Tove Lo – “Heroes (We Could Be)”
9. Meghan Trainor – “Lips Are Movin”
10. Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
11. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman – “Blame”
12. Ella Henderson – “Ghost”
13. Mr. Probz – “Waves”
14. Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz – “Prayer in C (Robin Schulz Remix)”
15. Tove Lo – “Habits”
16. Ingrid Michaelson – “Afterlife”
17. Fifth Harmony – “Sledgehammer”
18. OneRepublic – “I Lived”
19. Hoodie Allen ft. Ed Sheeran – “All About It”
20. Matt Nathanson ft. Lolo – “Headphones”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Take Me to Church
2. Jealous
3. Habits
4. Blank Space
5. Prayer in C (Robin Schulz Remix)
6. Blame
7. Waves
8. Uptown Funk
9. Ghost
10. I’m Not the Only One
11. The Heart Wants What It Wants
12. Heroes (We Could Be)
13. Animals
14. Sledgehammer
15. Afterlife
16. Thinking Out Loud
17. I Lived
18. Lips Are Movin
19. All About It
20. Headphones
Watch And/Or Listen to This: Key & Peele’s Family Matters
January 9, 2015
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This was the best Key & Peele sketch of 2014.
The Middle 6.10: Pam Freakin’ Staggs
January 8, 2015
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$1 million on Wheel of Fortune? http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2015/01/08/the-middle-season-6-episode-10-recap-p
New Girl 4.12: “Shark”
January 7, 2015
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Anyone insecure about their new tailor? http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2015/01/07/new-girl-season-4-episode-12-recap-sha
Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 1/6/15
January 6, 2015
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Each week, I check out FUSE’s Top 20 countdown, and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality.
Original Version
1. Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
2. Maroon 5 – “Animals”
3. Tove Lo – “Habits (Stay High)”
4. Hozier – “Take Me to Church”
5. Sam Smith – “I’m Not the Only One”
6. Ed Sheeran – “Don’t”
7. Mr. Probz – “Waves”
8. Ariana Grande ft. The Weeknd – “Love Me Harder”
9. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman – “Blame”
10. Selena Gomez – “The Heart Wants What It Wants”
11. Nick Jonas – “Jealous”
12. Big Sean ft. E40- “IDFWU”
13. I LOVE MAKONNEN ft. Drake – “Tuesday (Remix)”
14. Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
15. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
16. Chris Brown ft. Usher and Rick Ross – “New Flame”
17. Fall Out Boy – “Centuries”
18. Alesso ft. Tove Lo – “Heroes (We Could Be)”
19. One Direction – “Night Changes”
20. Meghan Trainor – “Lips Are Movin”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Love Me Harder
2. Take Me to Church
3. Jealous
4. Bang Bang
5. Habits (Stay High)
6. Blank Space
7. Uptown Funk
8. Blame
9. Waves
10. Centuries
11. IDFWU
12. Don’t
13. I’m Not the Only One
14. The Heart Wants What It Wants
15. Heroes (We Could Be)
16. Tuesday (Remix)
17. Animals
18. Night Changes
19. Lips Are Movin
20. New Flame
Bob’s Burgers 5.8: “Midday Run”
January 5, 2015
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Lot of halls, and a lot of hair, in this episode: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2015/01/05/bobs-burgers-season-5-episode-8-recap-
What Won TV? – December 28, 2014-January 3, 2015
January 4, 2015
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In this feature, I look back at each day of the past week and determine what shows “won TV” for the night. That is, I consider every episode of television I watched that aired on a particular day and declare which was the best.
Sunday – Caught some football
Monday – Jeopardy!
Tuesday – At least we had 13 episodes of Selfie.
Wednesday – Jeopardy!
Thursday – Jeopardy!
Friday – Jeopardy!
Saturday – A little football
What Won TV? – December 21-December 27, 2014
December 29, 2014
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In this feature, I look back at each day of the past week and determine what shows “won TV” for the night. That is, I consider every episode of television I watched that aired on a particular day and declare which was the best.
Sunday – The Affair
Monday – Jeopardy!
Tuesday – Jeopardy!
Wednesday – Jeopardy!
Thursday – Doctor Who
Friday – Jeopardy!
Saturday – SNL Vintage
Mulaney 1.8: “It’s a Wonderful Home Alone”
December 22, 2014
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There was a new episode of Mulaney last night, in case you were wondering: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/12/22/mulaney-season-1-episode-8-recap-john-
